tnw50cal Posted April 3, 2017 Report Share Posted April 3, 2017 There are a lot of M96s out there with the first type gas piston/op-rod . Robinson offered up a fix for this but most were never converted as Robinson wanted to charge for the fix. With Robinson not supporting the M96, I thought I post a fix from back then.The type 1 piston was held onto the op-rod with a roll pin that would work it's way out until it hit the inside of the gas tube causing a wear line in the tube. If left long enough it caused stoppages. I put a center punch in both sides of the roll pin and hit one side while supporting the other center punch there by spreading the ends of the roll pin. This kept the roll pin centered. When replacing the roll pin I just squeezed the end with pliers and pushed it out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HPRA Posted February 16, 2018 Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 Another method and the one I use is to replace the factory split pins with stainless spring pins.They give some much needed flex, have higher shear strength, and they stay put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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